Helldivers II
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Sludig
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Got in a group with a random steam friend I dont know and 2 of his buddies and played for 6 hours no issues. Good times finally. Grind without all those bonuses slow, esp since we were doing medium/challenging as they were newer.
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Rhanyn
Blackwing Lair Raider
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Oh I immediately sent that to my wife, she's baby crazy right now so this could lead to fun, and now we wait.
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Daidraco
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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So .. whats the progression on the game? Is it something you can group with new people easily? I keep wanting to buy the game, and within minutes of deciding I want it - I realize people are in queues and I cant even play even if I did buy it.
Hekotat
FoH nuclear response team
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I'd hold off til you could for sure play without issue, it's very addictive and once you get a taste it's all you want to do.
You can hit some harder missions with them straight out of the box, like level 5 or 6 which means it won't be boring. They'll level up faster that way as well. Once they get some strategem unlocks you can do whatever you want. Fun zone appears to be level 6-7. 8 and 9 turn into insanity if you aren't properly equipped for them.
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How does this compare to Darktide? besides 3rd person vs 1st. Got group of buddies we enjoy Darktide but looking for something new
Gravel
Mr. Poopybutthole
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There's not really any meaningful progression. There are levels that unlock more things, but most things are all side upgrades and not actually getting more powerful. And you can buy different weapons and strategems (things like airstrikes or turrets) but once again, they're not necessarily more powerful. Everything just gives you more options for how to play the game. Which, in theory, does make you more powerful as you can mix and match, but gun B isn't better than gun A just because you unlock it at level 15 versus level 1.
It's really just fun blasting shit and barely making it out as you call in everything you possibly can to hold off until you can extract.
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Downhammer
Vyemm Raider
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I know it's early and connection and matchmaking issues are abundant but how's this game for pugs? My friends list is small and don't play these kinds of games so I'd be reliant on random in-game and/or discord pick up groups.
meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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I'd compare it to playing Left 4 Dead solo. Can still be a ton of fun, but add 3 friends and it's a whole new experience and you can take on so much more.
It's not great for pugs right now with the matchmaking having issues (and thats putting it nicely). It's perfectly playable solo, but you have a ceiling on your difficulty because at some point there are just too many and they're too big for one player to reasonably handle. I'm sure some are doing it, but most of us aren't those guys.
It's not great for pugs right now with the matchmaking having issues (and thats putting it nicely). It's perfectly playable solo, but you have a ceiling on your difficulty because at some point there are just too many and they're too big for one player to reasonably handle. I'm sure some are doing it, but most of us aren't those guys.
Hekotat
FoH nuclear response team
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I wouldn't even say they are comparable in a gameplay sense. I honestly can't say I've ever played anything comparable to this one.
They've somehow perfected the male war fantasy with the perfect balance of feeling the pressure of battle, the satisfaction of mowing them down and somehow extracting by the skin of your teeth. Especially the missions that start out fine and then 10 mins in it's absolute chaos just trying to survive.
The 2 current factions have completely different playstyles and tactics. I personally prefer facing the Automatons due tot he military tactics and feeling like you're in a crazy star wars battle.
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Downhammer
Vyemm Raider
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Is the difficulty scale up like 4 people = 4x solo or do you need close coordination and complimentary skills to make 4 people = >4x solo power. I don't mind playing with randoms but how much "teamwork" is required? Are there split objectives that require actual brain cells or can 4 people mostly have success just sticking together and watching each other's backs?
Hekotat
FoH nuclear response team
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It can be done just depends on what you find as "fun". I have a friend that solo's level 9s but it seems like he's just kiting everything the entire time and not fighting. That's not a way I like to play but whatever.
The fights don't appear to scale at this time whether you have 1 person or 4, you are getting fucked with the same amount of spawns. Playing with 4 is the way to go, preferably with friends for the comedic shit going on. I wouldn't even try with pugs til the server issues are resolved. Game hit 409k concurrent players they better figure this shit out soon, lol.
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Lenas
Trump's Staff
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The railgun you unlock at level 20 would like to have a word.
There is no team or level scaling. It's all based on the difficulty of the mission you choose.
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